Dr. Noah Wekesa

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 451 to 460 of 524.

• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware of the airing of a damaging documentary on Kenya in the international media on 14th April, 2009 by CBS, a television network in the USA, regarding the death of lions in a Kenyan Park. (b) I can confirm that a pride of three lions died last year in the Mara Triangle as a result of Furadan poisoning, to which the CBS documentary referred. (c) After the CBS documentary, Farm Machinery and Chemicals (FMC) Corporation, the manufacturers of Furadan, stopped further shipment of the product to Kenya. The Corporation is ... view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of banning Furadan involves the Ministry of Agriculture. This is why, in my reply, I have said that an inter-Ministerial Committee has been formed to address the issue. We are aware that Furadan has caused deaths of lions in national parks. We are, therefore, concerned and would like to have it banned. view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with due regard to my colleague, we have institutions and I think we should respect them. We have a body called the Pest Control Board that is under the mandate of the Ministry of Agriculture. This is an area for the Minister for Agriculture who has the mandate, through that Board, to actually ban this chemical. I want to give more information in respect to the acquisition of this pesticide. It is so cheap that people who want to use it on their farms acquire it very easily. The pastoralists and people who live around the national ... view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I sympathise with the Member for Kisumu Town East. However, I want to assure him and the House that this is a matter that we are taking very seriously. The Pharmacy and Poisons Board that he is referring to is under the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation. As I said, we are going to ban the chemical. The company which manufactures this chemical is in the process of buying back Furadan stocks in the Kenyan market. view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: So, the company is actually withdrawing Furadan from the market. view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have other chemicals that are poisonous to wildlife. I, therefore, agree with the Member that it is not only Furadan. There are many view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in quite a number of cases, we have arrested the culprits and they have been taken to court. In some of the cases we have had to take action. When we do that, they do agree that they actually did it. view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is a very good question. I want to confirm to the House that, along with other measures we try, for example, to fence our national parks. We have done that in many national parks. However, we have also undertaken civic education to educate those living near our national parks about the dangers and advantages of having wildlife around us. It is an ongoing process of educating people that this is a natural resource and we must conserve it. view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we do not have plans to sue FMCC, but individuals that are concerned, if they so wish, the Government is willing to assist them do so. view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will convey the information to my neighbour the Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources, Mr. Michuki. I cannot tell you where he is. view